Davidson County · Tennessee
Nashville, TN demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Revenue.
Quick answer
Nashville, TN has a population of 689,447 and a median household income of $72,089 — about $6,007 a month before tax. That ranks 40 of 94 covered metros by income and 21 of 94 by population.
Population
689,447
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$72,089
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
9.25%
Tennessee + local
Income rank
#40
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Nashville household at the median income of $72,089 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,667 a year in sales tax at 9.25%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Tennessee exempts or discounts several categories. Tennessee caps the local rate at 2.75% and applies a reduced 4% state rate to groceries, so Nashville's effective rate on food is far lower than 9.25%.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Nashville-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026